| 单词 | washerwoman |
| 例句 | She sat down next to him, too close, another of Abel’s washerwomen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He sat in the back of the Great Hall, not far from the horses, watching Abel, Rowan, and a mousy brown-haired washerwoman called Squirrel attack slabs of stale brown bread fried in bacon grease. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And a washerwoman came on Monday and spent the whole day boiling the clothes in the dripping laundry shed out back. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I saw military washerwomen dressed in fine silk waistcoats for men, brocaded with water-stains and grime. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The washerwoman went back to wringing out tunics and hanging them to dry. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Reek arrived carrying a boar spear and an overstuffed washerwoman's sack bulging with god knows what. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “He’s too big for you to carry. You must stop trying. You’ll injure your back. All of our women have prided themselves on their carriage. Do you want to look like a washerwoman.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day Pilate was hired as a washerwoman at ten cents a day. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “You,” said the third washerwoman, an older woman, deep-voiced, with grey streaks in her hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Abel rubbed the sleep from his eyes, took up his lute, and launched into “The Domishman’s Wife,” whilst one of his washerwomen beat time on her drum. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Miss Nsia was in the number of the washerwomen, and, with confusion of humility, came to my side and inquired whether Private Nothing wished his clothes washed; to which I assented gratefully. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A deep sink full of soaking whites told that the new washerwoman had stepped out only for a moment. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The washerwoman gave him one last glance, picked up her basket, and walked away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He sends studies for paintings to Émile Bernard: haystacks, fishing boats, a row of cottages, a sower with the setting sun, a harvest scene, and washerwomen at a canal with a bridge. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z On Monday morning Becky sent me to the washerwoman with a giant basket of dirty tablecloths and serviettes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Would God the Father allow His only Son to mix with this crowd of cotton pickers and maids, washerwomen and handymen? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who is Lady Lu? One of the washerwomen?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The washerwoman pinned up one of Illyrio’s tunics, large enough to double as a sail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wants to flee, him and his washerwoman. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The washerwoman put her hand upon his own. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Beneath the Burned Tower, he passed Rickard Ryswell nuzzling at the neck of another one of Abel’s washerwomen, the plump one with the apple cheeks and pug nose. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I tried imagining how white South Africans would react to blacks suddenly appearing in their “pure,” affluent, silent-as- a-tomb suburbs, not as nannies, garden boys, garden girls, washerwomen and maids, but as neighbours. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Though she had been too young to witness the spectacle herself, Cersei had heard the stories growing up from the mouths of washerwomen and guardsmen who had been there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Tyrion was beginning to suspect that a certain freckled washerwoman knew more of the Common Speech than she pretended. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The handsome black washerwoman of the inn, Lydia, came out carrying a hamper of wet clothes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Theon spun, terrified that Ramsay had found him, but it was just the washerwomen—Holly, Rowan, and one whose name he did not know. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The rest of “us” consisted of a cook Davos never saw, six guardsmen in the ground-floor barracks, a pair of washerwomen, and the two turnkeys who looked after the prisoner. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘Lydia,’ said Johnny, as he strolled over to the washerwoman, ‘I’ll help you with those clothes.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother had been born a slave, and after freedom she was a washerwoman. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Some dance, some sing, one plays the pipe and one the drums. Good washerwomen too.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once, when I looked out the window, I saw washerwomen stretching out lengths of saris to dry in the sun, long strips of yellow and blue and pink against the green fields. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z What should be celebrated is the fact that our great-great-grandmothers changed the world – whether they were washerwomen or women with private means. Jeanette Winterson: 100 years after the suffragettes 2013-03-29T15:59:01Z And so washerwomen do their laundry indifferent to the beauty around them, people ply their trade and sell their wares and, occasionally, well-dressed tourists are seen admiring the spectacle. Hubert Robert, the painter for the ‘don’t go there, live there’ crowd 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z For Sandy, the pressure to be respectable comes from Aunt Tempy, Aunt Hager’s oldest child, who avoids visiting her washerwoman mother in an effort to preserve the illusion of her middle-class upbringing. How Langston Hughes Brought His Radical Vision to the Novel 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z At the foundry, Rhodes-Pitts helped model the form for another bronze, “Last Garment,” being shown in Venice — a washerwoman, bent over and kneading a garment in a reflecting pool. Simone Leigh, in the World 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Jobs have disappeared throughout history as a result of technological advance: you would be hard-pressed to find many washerwomen since washing machines became ubiquitous. Is Finland’s basic universal income a solution to automation, fewer jobs and lower wages? 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Mulligan, who plays working class washerwoman turned political activist Maud Watts, responded simply: “Yes.” Meryl Streep on feminist question: 'I'm a humanist' 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z His father was a tailor; his mother, a washerwoman. What Ernest Cole’s Hidden Camera Revealed 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z When I arrived at the Delft train station, I noticed a woman dressed in 17th-century washerwoman garb, quietly sweeping up the very modern entry hall with a broom made of a birch branch. In Vermeer’s Hometown, Seeking Clues to His Interior Life 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z A small group of washerwomen near a stream suggests that for Italian artists, a human presence was nevertheless indispensable in a landscape. Exhibition Review: 17th Century Art: The Landscape Comes of Age 2011-06-03T12:00:43Z His wife tagged along for years, portraying a camp washerwoman, but she finally caught what Mr. Downes called “a severe case of common sense” about a decade ago. The Decline of the Civil War Re-enactor 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Here, also, the convertible in “To Catch a Thief” rocketed through, nearly knocking down a washerwoman. Exploring a Riviera Gem, From Seaside to Hilltop 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z If your mother was a subjugated washerwoman, then maybe, with hard work, you became a subjugated washerwoman-slash-leech-gatherer. The Great American Dream Value Menu: The hard truths nobody tells young people about their dreams 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Still other women accompanied the army as “camp followers,” serving as cooks, washerwomen, and nurses. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z June Brown, who has died at the age of 95, won her place in British hearts playing the chain-smoking washerwoman, Dot Cotton in EastEnders. Obituary: June Brown 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z She cited a statue of nude washerwoman in Bologna dating to 2001, as well as a statue of a scantily clad gleaner unveiled last year. Put a Female Statue on a Vacant Pedestal? An Italian City Says Not So Fast. 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Flute, clarinet and violin playing with no vibrato are as pale white in timbre as the washerwoman’s arms they describe. Schoenberg knew. When the world goes mad, send in the clowns 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z McCarty worked for 75 years as a washerwoman and donated the majority of her life savings to the university after her death in 1999 at the age of 91. Southern Miss unveils statue honoring Oseola McCarty 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z Her relative’s great American tale — born four years after the Emancipation Proclamation, then journeying from washerwoman to head of her own cosmetics empire — has been on its way to a screen since the late ’80s. Madam C.J. Walker tackled the politics of black hair. More than a century later, the battle still rages on. 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z In a speech in Atlanta in November, Warren said black washerwomen who led a successful strike in the 1880s for higher wages proved “the women stood together.” Their gender didn’t help other female presidential candidates. Will Elizabeth Warren’s help her? 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z “But the washerwomen were not afraid. I am not afraid. And you can’t be afraid, either.” Analysis: Warren has a plan to win support from black women 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z In her speech on Thursday Ms. Warren leaned on history again, citing the black women-led strike of Atlanta washerwomen in 1881. After Debating About Black Support, Democrats Fan Out to Try to Earn It 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Just as the Massachusetts senator was about to launch into her reflections on the Atlanta washerwomen’s strike of 1881, stomping feet and shouting were heard from the corner of Clark Atlanta University’s gymnasium. Can Elizabeth Warren fix her problem with African American voters? 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Watson, whose trade was listed as “washerwoman”, may not have been experienced in midwifery. 'Is that bum trap missing a flesh-bag?': a guide to Australia’s convict slang 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Rigid social and ethnic demarcations begin to bend when the matriarch of a wealthy white family in New Rochelle, N.Y., provides shelter to an African American washerwoman who is scared and alone after giving birth. Labor strikes, racial violence, class divides: 'Ragtime' in Pasadena feels ripped from today's headlines 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z This has a lot in common, notes Fiddy, with an act called Old Mother Riley; an Irish washerwoman, also played by a man, who performed in theatres and music halls from the 1930s. How Mrs Brown's Boys became a critic-proof hit 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Black maids and washerwomen and those "men named George" were leaders and soldiers in the civil rights movement. New York Times’ Ross Douthat longs to restore the white elite — well, here it is 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Addressing hundreds at the Atlanta college, Warren reflected upon the city’s 1881 washerwomen strike, which was spearheaded by formerly enslaved women and resulted in wage increases for some domestic workers. Can Elizabeth Warren fix her problem with African American voters? 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z She is a high school dropout, a single mother and a washerwoman; on about $40 a month, she supports herself and three children. In the Land of the Skinny, People are Getting Fat 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Each morning, Watson wakes from his spot on the floor to clean the house for his washerwoman employer before taking to the streets to sell water. Haiti fears deportations will mean surge of child servants 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Walker worked as a washerwoman, making as little as $1.50 a day. Black wealth, racism and the legacy of the legendary Madam C.J. Walker 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z From the end of slavery to the present, black maids, washerwomen, servants and other laborers were given hand-me-down clothes and leftover food as gestures of white benevolence. New York Times’ Ross Douthat longs to restore the white elite — well, here it is 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Warren recounted the strike in terms that echoed her campaign slogans, clearly seeking to draw a parallel between the washerwomen and herself. Can Elizabeth Warren fix her problem with African American voters? 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Growing up in a Rio favela in the 1970s, Ms Assis started working as a nanny when she was just nine, and later found employment as a washerwoman and cleaning lady. Brazil's haircare queen: From shantytown to millionaire - BBC News 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z It features washerwomen wringing their laundry on the banks of the Canal Saint-Martin, 19th-century gangs who, excited by James Fenimore Cooper’s depictions of Native Americans, named themselves “Apaches”. Luc Sante: ‘Money doesn’t kill people, but it changes the fabric of daily life’ 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Born into emotional chaos and poverty in 1906, Baker was the child of an unmarried washerwoman, who once dreamed of being an artist herself. Four Plays About Women 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z In Box No. 35 of the Golden Horseshoe, the place usually reserved for visiting statesmen and royalty, sat a small, aged lady who had once been a washerwoman in Philadelphia. 60 Years Ago, Marian Anderson Became the First Black Person to Sing at the Met 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Orphaned at 7, married at 14, and widowed at 20, she became a single mother earning $1.50 a day as a washerwoman. How America's First Self-Made Female Millionaire Built Her Fortune 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Factory workers who lived in homes without bathing facilities used to visit these saunas to relax, socialise and be scrubbed clean by washerwomen. Why Finland loves saunas 2013-09-30T23:34:00Z Living off the land involves harsh realities, and an existence threatened by both the elements and by man is evoked in the manuscripts of peasant poets and washerwoman poetesses displayed in the British Library's exhibition. London 2012: how rural writing inspired the Olympic opening ceremony 2012-06-20T07:00:00Z These birds are rather a convenience sometimes for the washerwoman: when blouses disappear it is easy to lay the blame on the “thieves.” Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Brick-makers, day-labourers, and washerwomen invited him and friends into their homes, and their first anxiety was that the sailors might “feel themselves in their own house;” then some offering of milk, bread, or spirits. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z A gentleman may and will treat his washerwoman with respect and courtesy, and his boot-black with pleasant affability, yet preserve perfectly his own position. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z At the end of the evening a friend seized on the magic bit of paper, to find it a washerwoman's bill. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The cotton-spinner's interest in the shirts and that of the shirt-maker's combined, did not exceed £4, while the washerwoman's interest is nearly double. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z She rose soon after, and I was not lightly surprised to find it was a certain errand-girl of a bachelor's washerwoman, as unfit a person for the holy sacrament as wears a petticoat in Florence. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Very different is it with their unfortunate sisters, the slaves of the washerwomen, who are bought when quite young, and trained to an evil life. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z An up-town merchant was carrying a washerwoman's baby, while a dandy, in patent leather boots, was holding her bundle of dirty linen. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z Charles Lamb, who was indeed worthy to be called a human being because of those refined sympathies, said, "You call him a gentleman: does his washerwoman find him so?" Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z And two or three patients, out of all those who came and were denied medicine, made Doctor Margaret their washerwoman. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Even her washerwoman and her little girl, and the postman,—"he has brought me a great many letters," she said,—were not forgotten. Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z The only regular washerwomen extant in England at this present moment, are natives of the Emerald Isle. The Irish Penny Journal, No. 1, Vol. 1, July 4, 1840 2012-02-11T03:04:02.107Z Meanwhile I aspire to linger on here in Italy and make the most of it—even in poor little overshadowed Florence and in a society limited to waiters and washerwomen. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z After this lively exercise, the washerwoman goes away again, charging Mariquilla to churn the butter, then to knead the bread, then to set the table, but always with the same disastrous results. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z At Rzhanoff's house, in No. 32, I already found the sacristan reading prayers over the dead washerwoman. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z Then take them both, with my compliments, to old Mary Long the washerwoman, for her grandchild. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z We first entered Portcorn Cave, which has fine colours and a great deal of froth said to have been caused by the giant’s washerwoman washing a few collars there. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z I have been nearly a year in Italy and have hardly spoken to an Italian creature save washerwomen and waiters. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z And there is the Manzanares to look at, that sandy channel along which dribble a few threads of water—threads that the washerwomen of Madrid seek after like veins of silver. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z When the landlady gave the washerwoman notice, and told her she must go away if she did not pay the rent, the old woman was glad, and pushed her out into the yard. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z For this reason no artisans, trades-people, or washerwomen will come off to where the shipping is at anchor, to take orders—every commission of whatever nature must be executed in the city itself. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The boy was only nine years old, the son of a dead soldier, his mother a washerwoman, with three other children to provide for. Lincoln's Use of The Bible 2011-12-30T03:00:27.967Z My sole article of linen was in shreds, and of a color that would afford matter for speculation to a jury of washerwomen. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z I find myself asking myself, "Why the washerwoman will fold it all wrong, and starch it so that the slightest crinkle shows?" Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 13, 1872 2011-12-12T03:00:30.070Z The washerwoman went away, but came back again in an hour, and the landlady had not the heart to send her away again.... What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z The prisoners are further accused of robbing a washerwoman of some wearing apparel belonging to Adjutant Wilkinson, of the sixty-fourth regiment. An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794, Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B. 2011-12-02T03:00:21.770Z By Jove! paper collars were a great invention: they emancipate the lord of creation from the thraldom of the washerwoman. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z You may always hear of a washerwoman, by enquiring of the servants of the house. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z Determine at last to return to England; only wait to set off till the washerwoman brings home our linen. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z The policeman, with a sword and a pistol slung on a red cord, came into the lodging and quietly and politely turned the washerwoman out into the street. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z The laundry of even the poorest families in our towns is nearly always the care of a negro washerwoman. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z I forgot perhaps you don't know Mrs. Nicholls is the washerwoman. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z And she sang, "My mother is a washerwoman, And but a ballad girl am I, And when a sweetheart comes to woo, Away I to the washtub fly." For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z His first visit the same evening was to a poor woman down in the town, Sissel Aune, a washerwoman and mother of a large family; she was in bed with inflammation of the lungs. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z The washerwoman went up the hill on the sunny side, got to the church, and sat down in the sun at the church-porch. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z There is great complaint that the colored washerwomen help their dependents out of the clothes. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z You would fain follow in their footsteps, but feel a washerwoman as compared with them. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z You may laugh," continued Hoym, "but the man who has not seen her, has not seen Venus, and I think even Venus herself would look rather like a country washerwoman, if placed beside her. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z When she had reached the summit, and descended to the other side, the first house that she came to was the house of an old washerwoman, who lived there with her only daughter. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z But when the sun began to go down behind the houses and the pools of water began to be covered with a thin sheet of ice, the washerwoman felt chilly and terrified. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z Among the eight horses, there is one splendid white one, and there are about twenty figures, including washerwomen and children. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Indeed, whether you be a washerwoman or not as compared with these ladies, they were not altogether admirable. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z A portion of shirt was visible, and plainly indicated that it had been far too long absent from the washerwoman. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z So the bird sang its song over again, and the washerwomen gave it all the clothes, and it tucked them under its right wing, and flew on. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z A shrieking washerwoman with tucked-up sleeves and soapy arms was pushing him out of the room. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z In the foreground is shown a level meadow on which strips of white linen are being bleached; and on the left are the houses of the washerwomen. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The Malay women are the washerwomen and upper servants of the household. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z The military “swell” is always his own valet and groom, and sometimes his own washerwoman. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z He felt, like the washerwomen, that there was something not canny about this Doo. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z We found most of them at work,—the washerwomen at their tubs, the joiners by their benches, the bootmakers at their lasts. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z He did not even find the young washerwoman on his way back, she had engaged herself somewhere as nurse. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z It was wash-day, and that colored washerwoman mother has opened the door. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z It was no urgent affair of state, however, that made Muller fume and fuss like a washerwoman on a rainy Monday at Van Slyck's dilatoriness. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z She took the precious stones out of the apple, and, putting them into a corner of her kerchief, carried them to the washerwoman. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z The washerwoman had been living here some months, and was a quiet woman; but lately they began to object to her because she coughed, and prevented the other lodgers from sleeping. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z If she is not coming back by Monday you will have to hunt around for a washerwoman; the clothes can’t go another week.” Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Of course the fire had interrupted this traffic and Tweedles never expected to see the money owed them by our washerwoman's clients. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z Did I ever think—or you either, Trevanion—that we should drink tea out of a "billy," or be our own cooks, housemaids, washerwomen, and gamekeepers all in one. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z And the washerwoman did so; "for," said she, as she locked away the stones, "I shall soon grow quite rich at this rate." The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z Having heard my friend's story I went to the police-station, intending from there to go to Rzhanoff's house to learn all the particulars of the washerwoman's story. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z I know this, because my niece, who is a washerwoman and washes for his coachman, told me so.” A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z "A strange woman that is in that house beyond," said the little girl, pointing to the washerwoman's house. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z “Sure and we a’ire,” said Bab, imitating the old Irish washerwoman, “and it shall put grease on its nose if it likes.” The Automobile Girls at Newport Watching the Summer Parade 2011-06-01T02:00:25.733Z So that evening, when the washerwoman, as was her wont, brought his sleeping-draught of spiced ale to his bedside, he told her that it was not sweet enough for his liking. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z After the "messieurs" who bow, come the "demoiselles" who curtsey; the workwomen who sew, the carpenters who saw wood, the washerwomen who wash linen, and a host of other folks intent on their different callings. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z She was a poor washerwoman, and had to work very hard to get something for her three children to eat. My Treasure 2011-05-03T02:00:14.307Z He gave a great feast; and when the feast was over, he burned the henwife with her house, built a palace for the washerwoman, and made his servant secretary. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z "Oh, surely there are plenty of people who would be gentle to an ugly washerwoman, if she needed gentleness," put in Mrs. Hadlow. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z I must every week pay the washerwoman, who does not trust. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z Genius may carry with it a seeming contempt for the yellow dross of common humanity; but—it has to pay its occasional washerwoman. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z His coat-sleeves would be short an inch, his trousers just the same, For the washerwoman had them every week that ever came. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z Near the castle, and not far from the washerwoman's, lived a henwife with two ragged little daughters. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z Only to the soldiers; telling them to let the washerwoman alone. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z "Oh! of course, if you listen to the gossip of every washerwoman," Sempaly interrupted angrily. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z While they were thus speedily collecting their forces, a scream from some washerwomen on the bank of the river, quickly drew the crowd in that direction. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z His cheeks seem to inflate, his eyes grow smaller and more shining, he has set down his glass, and twists his napkin like a conscientious washerwoman. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z One of them came around the washerwoman's house to play. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z Probably thousands of women are acting well their part as washerwomen in Boston at this time, but are they honored as Sarah Bernhardt is for acting Cleopatra? Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z You a lawyer! why, you’re too soft for anything but a washerwoman. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Had she been born a duchess, she could not have had a better manner; had she been born a washerwoman, it would have been as good, for it was born, not made. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z In our Department of Domestic Service we need cooks, seamstresses, washerwomen, scrubbers and cleaners, waiters, porters, bell-boys, telephone girls, steamfitters, plumbers, chimney-sweeps, and sewer cleaners. Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z On the third day the washerwoman and the princess went out to walk, and the first daughter of the henwife with them. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z The world that will pay one thousand dollars an hour to hear the voice of Melba, will grumble at paying ten cents an hour to a washerwoman. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z Tea is my favorite beverage—I am quite an old washerwoman!” Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z "I strive," said Paula, looking very miserable and unconsciously taking an illustration from a heavily-laden washerwoman passing, "not to faint by the wayside, but the load of life is heavy." Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z We have looked in vain among the ballots for a single hod-carrier, or ploughman, ditcher, cook, seamstress, washerman or washerwoman, stableman, scrubber, or cleaner. Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z Next day another daughter of the henwife went to the washerwoman's house to play. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z So strong was the position that the Germans said it could be held against a whole army by two washerwomen with machine guns. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z A washerwoman is maintained on the establishment expressly to wash these dresses on the spot—her soap-suds being preserved, like all the other washes, for the sake of the gold-dust contained in them. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Marjorie had come with her mother into the village, and while Mrs. Pope made some purchases at the general shop she walked on to speak to Mrs. Blythe the washerwoman. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Old lady Gordon's servants, especially Dilsey the washerwoman, held opinions somewhat different from hers concerning the greater convenience of constantly wearing white in winter as well as in summer. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z She caught and put them into two boxes, which the washerwoman had with her, and took them to her new home. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z The woman is a tolerable cook and washerwoman, and perfectly understands making soap and candles. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Peggy is a tolerable cook and washerwoman, perfectly understands making soap and candles, and may be had for one hundred and fifty dollars, payable in three years, with interest, from the day of sale. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z I'd gone and written to that washerwoman up in the country to send down some of her children for a visit here. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z Did you ever hear of luck mending a man's shoes or paying his washerwoman? Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z Dr. Johnson's characteristic comment on this event was that if her ladyship had been a poor washerwoman with twelve children to mind, she would have had no time to die of grief. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z She went on further, and she saw some washerwomen; and she went still a little further on till she had walked for three hours, and she saw some wood-cutters cutting firewood. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z The son of a washerwoman and a tailor, Mr. Cole quit high school in 1957 at 16 as the Bantu education law meant to consign blacks to menial labor went into effect. Homecoming for Stark Record of Apartheid 2010-11-18T05:54:00Z "Why, there were boys in the mountains, you know, the poor washerwoman's home, so Madam Van Ruypen wanted Ben to pick out some things for them." Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z He let every old rafter and beam stay in its place, changed old ovens and ash holes into Saxon arched alcoves, and added a washerwoman's old shanty to the rear. Little Women Letters from the House of Alcott Nevertheless, thousands of them shelter under their roofs persons of the fair sex, supposed cooks, washerwomen and chambermaids. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster I am a washerwoman in the boats, and worked as long as I could. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 Yes, I had reserved about fifty francs; but it happened that I had for my washerwoman a woman called Lorraine, a poor thing, with none but the good God to protect her. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 "And then she sent all the things in a big box to the poor washerwoman in the mountains," said Polly. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z In 1759 Dr. Percy finds him in Green Arbor Court amid a colony of washerwomen, writing an 'Enquiry into the Present State of Polite Learning in Europe.' Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 Several negresses soon followed them on to the deck, and going up to the ladies produced cards and letters testifying that they were good washerwomen and their terms reasonable. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War To one side he could dimly perceive the outlines of what seemed like a great washerwoman's mangle. The Firebrand And it all comes back to me so—even the old washerwoman's cottage I can see so plainly, and the dear straggly little garden! Carrots: Just a Little Boy Yet I think the greatest sufferer is Isabella Caldwell's washerwoman, who has, in consequence, been disappointed of her cloak. Stories for Helen “Art is art because it is not nature,” I kept repeating to myself, but how could I take the same side with critic and washerwoman? The Trembling of the Veil The due development of a leg of mutton, the stretching of a pound of butter, the best way of repressing the washerwoman's bills,—these had been the matters of interest. Ayala's Angel And the honesty of their dealings with the washerwomen and shopkeepers, who trust them while in their vile houses, has often been noted. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them But I must finish about the visit to the washerwoman in another chapter. Carrots: Just a Little Boy One very cold morning last week, I met Diana, Miss Caldwell's washerwoman, going up stairs with the clean clothes, and having nothing on her shoulders but an old cotton shawl. Stories for Helen Besides, it would soon pall—imagine asking for three-kreuzer cigars in recitative, or giving the washerwoman the inventory of your dirty clothes in a sustained and flourishores aria!” Stevensoniana Being a Reprint of Various Literary and Pictorial Miscellany Associated with Robert Louis Stevenson, the Man and His Work A washerwoman who had joined in the search, saw the glitter of a jewel on the hand of a corpse whose face was not visible. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands I am going out to get my washerwoman's sister to come and stay with Madame Dupont—might as well say Mrs. Dupont. A Top-Floor Idyl These were quiet days in the little white house, with only the narrow quay underneath, and the changing groups of washerwomen, bare-armed, lilac-bloused, laving and lifting in the tremulous heat-haze of the afternoon. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion In the towns and cities the Chinamen are cooks, chambermaids, washerwomen, nurses, merchants, butchers, gardeners, interpreters in banks and business houses, etc. The Treaty With China, its Provisions Explained New York Tribune, Tuesday, August 28, 1868 Away back in the meeting there sat a washerwoman. To The Work! To The Work! Exhortations to Christians Then Kotsor, the cat, jumped out of Kuratko's crop; after him the company of soldiers marched out; and after them the washerwoman with her tub, Grandmother with her spinning-wheel, and Grandfather with his stool. The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales Upon my landing I met a large female with a moustache and decided it must be the washerwoman's sister. A Top-Floor Idyl A washerwoman may come to the door, timidly, haltingly, scarcely knowing what to do, and all the while her complaint may be as just as that of the other complainant, perhaps more so. The Style Book of The Detroit News The papers give varying accounts as to the fortunate holder of the ticket drawing the first prize, one account represents her as a poor washerwoman, and another, as a street porter. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 “But,” said the trooper, “my orders are to let the washerwoman pass in and out as she pleases.” The Spy Condensed for use in schools I should think my crop was big, for haven't I just eaten a company of soldiers, bayonets and all; a washerwoman, tub and all; Grandmother, spinning-wheel and all; and Grandfather, stool and all? The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales In a few minutes my doubts were set at rest, for we walked off to the hive inhabited by the washerwoman. A Top-Floor Idyl "There goes the old washerwoman down the lane," said the mother, as she looked out of the window. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series He is speedily undeceived as to the usefulness of the movement and the worthiness of those who control it, and conceiving an unreasonable disgust of his own class, marries the daughter of a washerwoman. The Intelligence of Woman Lawton was ready for the excursion; and mounting, they were soon on the road, though the surgeon was obliged to submit to a few jokes from the washerwoman before he could get out of hearing. The Spy Condensed for use in schools His correspondence, was for the most part an angry one with washerwomen and hotel-keepers, and some rather curious hieroglyphic replies to dinner invitations from certain people of rank in the Sandwich Islands. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands I cast the saw to the earth, and begged my dinner from a colored washerwoman. The History and Records of the Elephant Club There is the same sort of eloquence in her other phrase, "a cup o' tea;" but the old ones, and the washerwomen, beat her at that. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time We've had no ladies in these rough places—no women, except once in a while some mannish washerwoman or cook. Eleven Possible Cases Then he chose models from the streets,—laborers, washerwomen, drunkards—characters all, destroying canvases frequently, but, on the whole, making steady progress. The "Genius" The procession now swept onward, and the King himself had hardly more honour than the washerwoman's son. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children The seigneur count then had among us a washerwoman, named Martine, for his favorite. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres “The boy was found by a washwoman:” say, washerwoman. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected When I lost him, I came by orders of the bailiff to live with my maternal aunt, a washerwoman at the castle of Compiegne. The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium I was told that all the washerwomen were drunk, and that, as it would take them some time to revive, I must not look for a speedy resumption of these relations. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. This personage now made two profound obeisances, one to the washerwoman and one to the little boy. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children But the effects of the rain do not last long; Spain is what washerwomen would call a good drying country. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) Then the train halted at the Italian line, and she hopped up and marched out of the car with as firm a leg as any washerwoman of all her tribe! Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Since the death of his father, a forester serf, he lived with his grandmother, the washerwoman for the castle, who had received permission from the bailiff to keep her grandson near her. The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium At the same time, they encouraged the Negro churches and looked with favor upon laboring men and washerwomen using their hard earned savings to erect costly churches. Alexander Crummell: An Apostle of Negro Culture The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 20 When the stocking was quite dry the washerwoman rolled it up again in the gold paper and gave it to the stranger, who put it back in the pocket of his doublet. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children He has manners like a ploughboy’s, and she like a washerwoman’s. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Mother was the washerwoman for the governor and his family. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Later he married a serf whose mother was a washerwoman of the castle. The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium He got Madge, the washerwoman, to come over one day and tell him how it all was when them people as lived in it last were here. Ellen Middleton—A Tale A large photograph of Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw was given for every $2 pledge, and many poor seamstresses and washerwomen fulfilled their pledges in twenty-five cent installments, coming eight times with their mite. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Instead of a cap, they wear a piece of printed cloth wrapped tightly around the head, like the American washerwomen. Across Asia on a Bicycle "Ma'am," sez I, "I want to larn to be a washerwoman:" and wid that I took off my neckerchief an' rubbed it, to show what I meant, by the rule of thumb. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Besides, it would soon pall: imagine asking for three-kreuzer cigars in recitative, or giving the washerwoman the inventory of your dirty clothes in a sustained and flourishous aria. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) She was a humble washerwoman; but I am convinced that in the other world, which she must have entered long ere now, she ranks considerably higher! My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. I think there are on my pay rolls at the present moment thirteen human souls, not counting two washerwomen who come and go. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) And each piece, as he washed it, called out, "The King scours and scrubs like a washerwoman, but he is not so honest!" The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India Indeed, in more recent times washerwomen in Europe, and of the colored race in America, carry baskets of clothes and pails of water on their heads. History of Human Society He spelled atrociously, was never sure of his addition and subtraction and so was often involved in altercations with landlords and washerwomen. Music: An Art and a Language Boyle, as talkative before as a washerwoman, now grew suddenly silent. Claim Number One "Bring the creature up," said Mrs. Pompaliner, as one of her fresh attendants announced the washerwoman. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes He made enough cakes to fill a washerwoman's basket—about five hundred. The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India They found poor Mrs. Rooney's little Johnny, burned to a crisp; and in the house next to Keppler's they exhumed the body of Biddy Brady, a good-natured, efficient washerwoman, whose greatest fault was her intemperance. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart She had a hundred 160 thousand dollars, and her sister was a––washerwoman! The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Each of us has had her little fling at maternity—about as much as a washerwoman does in her odd time every two or three years—and that is our uttermost reality. The Passionate Friends Well, my washerwoman tells me that the Beaubien always attends these annual celebrations. Carmen Ariza She did not even know where washerwomen were obtainable, and Frau Dellwig never seemed to be at home when she sent for her, or went to her seeking information. The Benefactress German names were everywhere; the names of the streets were altered, even a French washerwoman had put up a notice that "washing was done here," in German. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. Do you think that I don’t know that you are a washerwoman?” Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' Would you believe that the rich family in whose service this poor washerwoman destroyed her health have never called, nor even sent, to know how she was getting on? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 In all that General Grant has done in the way of omission, nothing approaches the inactivity which has wrung my heart, as wet blankets are twisted in the strong hands of a washerwoman. Phemie Frost's Experiences Why should God care for princes more than for peasants, for queens more than for washerwomen? Arrows of Freethought Now at Lake Como where we see washerwomen at their work. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife The reference to her being a washerwoman wounded her. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' But I'm told that in some parts of Europe the washerwomen themselves get into the tubs. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated The ablest politicians had been prone to wrangle like washerwomen over a tub, colouring the parliamentary debates by personal rivalry and narrow aims, while measures of first-rate importance went unheeded. The Fathers of Confederation A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion The washerwomen, in Manchester print gowns of gorgeous colour, are conspicuous and grotesque personages. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' We do not wish to teach book-keeping to a washerwoman, or fancy ironing to a private secretary. The Curse of Education She was a doctor, a nurse, a teacher, a spinner, a weaver, a knitter, a sewer, a cook, a washerwoman, a gentle and tender mother. 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry Over here, as I've heard, the clothes to be washed are put in tubs, and the washerwomen or washermen stand outside at work. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated However, allowing that it was desirable we should have had some uniform costume, it certainly was unnecessary that ladies, nurses, and washerwomen should have been dressed alike, as we were. Leading Articles on Various Subjects Wives might resent the face if it were too pretty, and your washerwoman might recognise a Member of Parliament as her intimate friend. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 One day—a fine day—the two children were playing at their usual game on the turnpike road, and waiting for nurse, who had gone into a cottage near by to speak to the washerwoman. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad He said my mother was a washerwoman and my father a convict! David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West So that great representative of the interests of the common people was the undoer of her—a self-confessed washerwoman's daughter. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel Between one tower and another he told me about his family: they live in a garret; his father goes to the evening school to learn to read, and his mother is a washerwoman. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal “Come in, come in,” said the latter, “and stop barrackin’ like two old washerwomen. The Tale of Timber Town To save more direct contact Cleo had pointed the nozzle at the roof, and now a light shower was descending on the erstwhile washerwomen, and their pretty little piles of selected apparel. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue “One can scarcely believe that his father was a convict and his mother a washerwoman.” David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West Her dead mother could hardly have cared for her more tenderly than does the hard-hearted washerwoman, not long ago so fierce and unwomanly. The Grey Woman and other Tales The execution of the washerwoman, Bridget Bishop, had greatly increased the excitement; and people in a more respectable position began to be accused. The Wonders of the Invisible World Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches Since our washerwomen much preferred soft soap, most of the spring making went straight into the barrel. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South How often 75 have I entreated you to remember a poor valet’s feelings, and how often has Nevil begged you to recollect the sorrows of the washerwoman?” Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Oh, it's the washerwoman!" said a flashy-looking servant who answered the bell; "set the basket right in here. The Children's Book of Christmas Stories Libbie found out that Margaret Hall was a widow, who earned her living as a washerwoman; that the little suffering lad was her only child, her dearly beloved. The Grey Woman and other Tales After all, do I look like the daughter of a washerwoman? The Smart Set Correspondence & Conversations He glided some distance, and then fell on a washerwoman's barge in the stream, breaking his leg in the fall. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Later, she came to Spartanburg and got a job as a cook and washerwoman. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 She had observed me, some days before, standing on a bridge about three quarters of a mile from her residence, looking at some Swedish washerwomen hard at their work. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Winchester—Pays dressmakers $1 a day; washerwomen, 12 cents an hour. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II If we three were in the world, I should be scantly fit to bear her train and you would be little better than her washerwoman. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers The washerwomen are the undoubted masters of the situation, and carry all before them. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 It was plain that too much trust had been reposed in strange washerwomen, for one could put a finger through the underwaists anywhere, such damaging soap had evidently been used to make them clean. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls As I crossed the bridges, I saw, on floating platforms, a shoal of washerwomen scouring and thrashing lustily, with an instrument like a shuttle, the wardrobe of their customers. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Newton—Pays its washerwomen 75 cents a day, or 10 cents an hour. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II It is like the strokes of a washerwoman's bat, delivered with frenzied rapidity. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Piles of fair white linen are bundled up the gangway pell-mell, Malay washerwomen bundled out ditto, and for payment, the revolving screws settle that in a highly satisfactory manner. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 They are taught the various branches of needle-work and dress-making, and receive such other instruction as may sufficiently qualify them for becoming domestic servants, housemaids, cooks or washerwomen. Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 The advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements I think she looks like a washerwoman’s daughter, with one shoe on and the other off! The Olive Fairy Book He heard the gentlemen call out warningly, "Be careful, washerwoman!" The Wind in the Willows The abdomen moreover remains motionless and seems unskilled in those slaps, as of a washerwoman's bat, which the amorous denizen of the ash-tree so vigorously distributes with his belly. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles In the Tyrol, as late as 1820, the greater portion of purely mechanical work, such as that of the smith, the carpenter, and the washerwoman, were purely feudal duties. Principles Of Political Economy How many hours her father, when a boy, had spent in that wash-house on washing days, listening to the washerwomen's chatter and to the stories they told, quaint old legends. Nobody's Girl (En Famille) Do you suppose I do not know you are a washerwoman?” An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere "Put yourself through your mangle, washerwoman," she called out, "and iron your face and crimp it, and you'll pass for quite a decent-looking Toad!" The Wind in the Willows Three days after sailing we captured a Spanish schooner from Cuba, bound to Port-au-Paix, with nine French washerwomen on board with a quantity of clothes. A Sailor of King George Field-work, which fostered a blowsy carelessness, has declined, and at the same time the arrival of "residents" has greatly increased the demand for charwomen and washerwomen. Change in the Village Her mistress was away, she said; the new washerwoman had not put in an appearance and if Mrs. Adams was not engaged on Monday, would she come and oblige? The Girls of St. Olave's To be called a washerwoman had wounded her. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere They looked at me very proud and stiff and haughty, and said, 'Go away, washerwoman! The Wind in the Willows He assured me he had been on shore on purpose to procure it for me, that old Dinah, who was a grey-headed washerwoman, had made it, and I must drink it. A Sailor of King George The peasant-cottager's wife could never think of herself as a mere charwoman or washerwoman; she had no such ignoble career. Change in the Village And one day, when we were playing “Here we go round the mulberry bush” in the woods near the house, little Ikey, our colored washerwoman’s boy, came along with a live crow in his hands. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 This is more like an old washerwoman than a young goddess. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 The attendants were in a state of extreme alarm, when Lord Thurlow said, in his usual rough way, "Don't think of princesses here: treat her like the washerwoman, and give her a glass of brandy." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 "Ah, so he spoke to you, my child?" said the washerwoman; and her lips trembled as she spoke. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales His wife, the washerwoman with six small children, will continue getting more and making things worse. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice And down on the floor there was piles of old clothes, folded smooth and laid one on top o' the other jest like a washerwoman would fold 'em and pile 'em up. Aunt Jane of Kentucky He wishes me now, at my age, to become a cook and a washerwoman. The Light Shines in Darkness Thus Protestant grooms were forbidden to give riding-lessons; Protestant barbers were forbidden to cut hair; Protestant washerwomen were forbidden to wash clothes; Protestant servants were forbidden to serve either Roman Catholic or Protestant mistresses. The Huguenots in France The washerwoman was obliged to lean against the bench, to support it. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales "What are you saying!" exclaimed the washerwoman, in a tone of rebuke. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 At the top of the stairs, a coloured washerwoman, accompanied by a bright mulatto boy, who carried an empty clothes basket on his head, waited humbly in the shadow for the two men to pass. Virginia They had been to see a poor washerwoman who had five children to support. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation The day papa was to come mamma had to go to the little town near the station herself—something about a washerwoman it was—so she ordered a carriage, and we drove over with her. A Christmas Posy The youngster in question was no other than the son of the poor washerwoman, who was just going past the house; and he pulled off his cap respectfully. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Constant scraping and hard hand-rubbing, similar to a washerwoman's "rubbing" of clothes, is necessary. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. The upper washerwomen, among whom the men were at work, were Mahomedans; the lower set were Jewesses. The Bertrams Mrs. Cluppins was of an inferior type, of the common washerwoman or “charing” sort; her language was of Mrs. Gamp’s kind; “which her name was” so and so. Bardell v. Pickwick "Ah, ça, Monsieur my brother, do you take me for a washerwoman?" The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days It is not common, and is usually seen in washerwomen and laundresses, or those exposed to moist heat. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Through Eileen Cavendish, moreover, she secured the goodwill of a washerwoman. The Long Trick Do not laugh, reader, unless you have already stopped to think, and, thinking, have decided that a girl of eighteen, being a washerwoman, must therefore be without feminine softness. The Bertrams Adam McNulty was the blind father of the washerwoman who served the four families of the boys. The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery The washerwoman finds that her "outdoor allowance" has been ascertained and set off against her share in the distribution of alms. Stray Studies from England and Italy A washerwoman lived next door, and a Bow-Street officer lived over the way. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete "She wouldn't be at all bad as a washerwoman!" hissed Mela. The Comedienne Marphorius asks him ‘why he wears such foul linen;’ and he answers ‘that his washerwoman has been made a princess, and he can’t get it washed.’ The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I She is constantly complaining of delicate health; and yet undergoes more fatigue than a washerwoman. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 The washerwoman stops her mangle to talk about the hard times and the rise of a halfpenny on the loaf. Stray Studies from England and Italy To-morrow I will buy a couple of shirts, and these will last me, with the help of the washerwoman, until you can make me some new ones. Slow and Sure The Story of Paul Hoffman the Young Street-Merchant We then sent the ones we took off to a washerwoman, a few doors away. Twenty Years of Hus'ling Sixtus V. made his sister a princess, and she had been a washerwoman. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Quite," answered Sylvia, stiffly, and wondering why the question was asked; "that is, the four washerwomen are in the place at the back. The Opal Serpent Thomas, she could pay the national debt as easily as I could my washerwoman! The Rivals A Comedy No wonder that the Frank preferred him to the son of a poor washerwoman, whose lowliness Elias himself was always emphasising. The Valley of the Kings He then offered to bet the cigars for the crowd that he could sell one to his washerwoman. Twenty Years of Hus'ling Twice I paid her board bill in order to rescue her wardrobe from the clutches of her landlord, and once I saved her from the hands of an irate washerwoman. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Sometimes a washerwoman comes in, and gets about tubs and clothes, and makes all the confusion of washing-day. The Nursery, June 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People It's Mrs. May ——, the Irish washerwoman, as Ruth calls her. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) Again, however, the linen which we had committed to the care of the washerwoman, was to seek, and our journey, much to our chagrin, was delayed till past seven. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II He selected a bracket, and started for the washerwoman, who lived directly back of the hotel, on another street. Twenty Years of Hus'ling Denise knows of none save the washerwoman, who will be here Tuesday morning, but she is not certain such a body would be either comfort or help. Floyd Grandon's Honor "Well, you're not alone, many are after me—my landlord among others—not to mention a washerwoman or two!" Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes Our washerwomen," so it runs, "came with presents—tapa and fans, and Simile brought baskets and tapa. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. American Men of Mind I then made a fresh start for the Doctor's washerwoman. Twenty Years of Hus'ling It sounded like a washerwomen’s convention, and now it has suddenly changed to a Quaker meeting. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall She was her own housekeeper, chambermaid, cook, washerwoman, gooseherd, seamstress, nurse, and all the rest. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana No one blames one's washerwoman for not being a lady. Miss Mackenzie The wagtail is called in French lavandière, laundress, from the up and down motion of its tail suggesting the washerwoman's beetle, and bergeronnette, little shepherdess, from its habit of following the sheep. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) But think of all the smiles you have won from the washerwoman. The Lilac Lady She did the mending and the ironing; Mr. Reed insisted they should have a washerwoman. A Little Girl of Long Ago You are a washerwoman, and your mistress, Mrs Richardson, lives in Chelsea. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow She was a washerwoman, but she was more—she was a Woman. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Those who had the price hired a washerwoman one day in the week. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen In all of them, termagant, flirt, crank, washerwoman, blue-stocking, outcast and even in the ordinary fool of the ordinary commerce there is something left, if only a spark. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Mrs Martin was a widow and a washerwoman, and had a ne’er-do-well brother, a fisherman, who frequently “sponged” upon her. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea The woman is a tolerable cook and washerwoman and perfectly understands making soap and candles. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 Let it stand to the eternal discredit of Thomas Carlyle that he contemptuously disposes of Simonne Evrard, who represents undying love and unflinching loyalty, by calling her a "washerwoman." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators There is no such person as a washerwoman amongst the Hindoos. Old Daniel The morning after this, as Philippa opened her door, one of the castle lavenders, of washerwomen, passed it on her way down the stairs. The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel “Nobly done!” said Browne, “but couldn’t you at the same time manage to save a drowning washerwoman? she would be as great an acquisition as the carpenter, in my mind.” The Island Home A large number of the shops are kept by Chinese, who sell all the fancy and ornamental work, and act as washerwomen. A Voyage round the World A book for boys But Carlyle was right—this was a "washerwoman." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Anyhow, they sent some clothes on shore to be washed, and poor Dolly Johnson, the washerwoman, whom we all knew, sickened and died of the terrible disease. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands But the venerable washerwoman was also changed, and, the mask once thrown aside, she became as festive as a witch on the Brocken. The Gypsies For all that, she set out on Saturday afternoon prepared to meet the typical washerwoman of fiction—worn, bedraggled, shapeless, and forlorn. Elsie Marley, Honey The chattering, shouting crowd, almost invisible in the fog of steam as we walked through, made me realize how difficult a command this regiment of washerwomen constituted. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell And yet,—the story might have been but the idle boast of a half-drunken washerwoman. A Woman for Mayor A Novel of To-day And, after an interview with some other medical men, whose acquaintance I had made in Jamaica, I shake hands with the soft-hearted washerwoman, up to her shoulders in soap-suds already, and start for the “Hollander.” Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands Now, as the old Wesleyan washerwoman turned around in the sunshine, I saw the witch-pointed eye and the glint of the Romany. The Gypsies And that night, when the washerwoman's boy came for the clothes, on top of the basket lay, not mittens, but a pair of thick gloves lined with wool. The Goody-Naughty Book Out on the porch Big Mimy, the washerwoman, made herself heard. The Long Roll The purser promptly seized one of his legs, and the fat washerwoman with equal presence of mind, laid hold of the other. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner My washerwoman, who, with her family, lived not half a mile from us, was with me one day, and carried off some things for the wash. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands The deposits were generally made by day laborers, house servants, farmers, mechanics, and washerwomen. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens My mama baptized our washerwoman's little baby 'cause they knew it was going to die before Father Murphy could get there. The Little Mixer Naked to the waist, they knelt like washerwomen, and rubbed the soapless linen against smooth stones, or wrung it wrathfully, or turning, spread it, grey-white, upon the grass to dry. The Long Roll If the mistress of the family requests the washerwoman to notify her, when she is through, and then ascertains if all these articles are put in their places, it will prove useful. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School This Scutari washerwoman is no exception to the rule, and welcomes me most heartily. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands “Certainly not,” answered Ned, laughing: “we might as well become washerwomen.” The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West The washerwomen hailed us laughingly, and the noise of trees and water made an accompaniment to our dozing thoughts, as we fleeted down the stream. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) I paid my washerwoman this morning, and haven't got but a dollar and a half over. Fame and Fortune or, The Progress of Richard Hunter The washerwoman lived outside the Lines, and there they proceeded. Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend My experience of washerwomen, all the world over, is the same—that they are kind soft-hearted folks. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands After this operation had been performed, they righted it, and one laying hold of the bow, and the other the stern, they swung it between them, as two washerwomen might a basket of dirty clothes. Rattlin the Reefer There was no one to see us off but the early washerwomen—early and late—who were already beating the linen in their floating lavatory on the river. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) So you can; and as soon as William comes in, which he will soon, from the washerwoman’s, we will go out and order them. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook When one's comfort is thus bound up in fire-boy and washerwoman, alas! what will become of the grand philosophy of Epictetus? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 One day his washerwoman insisted on being paid with a charm in writing, that would induce people to buy earthenware of her. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Its lovely blue, contrasted with her white skin, is just like—” “A washerwoman’s stone-blue bag among her soapsuds—stony enough.” Rattlin the Reefer We landed at a floating lavatory, where the washerwomen were still beating the clothes. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) All the riffraff o' the foc'sle sitting aft and prattling about the skipper like a parcel o' washerwomen. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant She half ran, half slid down the hilly street till she came to a box-like miner's cabin, where Jane Cody, the washerwoman, lived with her son. The Madigans Just beyond are troughs of granite, where a crowd of washerwomen are constantly employed; and over against these, benches are placed, on which there are constantly seated new negroes for sale. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 I couldn’t get half of them back, and had to shove the rest into my rug and tie it up at the corners like a washerwoman’s bundle. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life We took in, at a glance, the larger features of the scene; and beheld, with half an eye, bloused fishers and dabbling washerwomen on the bank. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) He does errands round town, and has been sleeping at Mrs. McKinstry's, the washerwoman's. The Boy Patriot And as he watched her start up the ravine carrying one end of the strap, and the washerwoman's boy the other, he wondered passionately within himself at the faithlessness and ingratitude of women. The Madigans “I ’ave curled it with the curling tongs—not perhaps curl, but what the washerwoman would say—‘goffer,’ and for the rest, can you not see the wire? Pixie O'Shaughnessy After a trip abroad, a lady inquired of her colored washerwoman: "Lucy, do you and your husband quarrel now the same as you used to?" Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers Booms’s washerwoman—” “Whatever has she to do with shorthand?” asked Horace. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life I got a letter to-day, didn’t I, Wallop, to tell me my washerwoman had changed her address. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life These she got from Jack Cody, the washerwoman's son, who bribed his mother by promises of good conduct to beg samples of their gowns from her aristocratic patrons. The Madigans Three cheers for poor old Tempest, and down with girls’ schools and washerwomen!” Tom, Dick and Harry Giovanna was a beauty and a very good girl; but she was a washerwoman for all that, whose toil fed seven mouths. Little Novels of Italy The washerwoman, with scarce a ray of hope to cheer her in her toils, will live to see her fashionable sisters all die around her. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. But then the washerwoman generally came on the Thursday. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life They owned slaves, skilful hairdressers, fine washerwomen, accomplished seamstresses, who brought them in a handsome revenue. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 “Well, his nurse, or aunt, or washerwoman, or something.” Tom, Dick and Harry There are more epidemics and near epidemics started by these itinerant washerwomen than the medical journals can keep track of. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life After I left Ruth, I opened the box and looked at it in broad daylight, and then I happened to meet my washerwoman's daughter, and I gave it to her. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College “Suppose we drop a line to the washerwoman the day before not to call,” suggested I. The motion met with universal applause, and I was deputed to carry it out at the proper time. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life The washerwoman, coming to wash at three o'clock in the morning, had seen a dim shape moving slowly in the black shadow of the wall, made visible by a faint light from the setting moon. The Christmas Child “No,” said Langrish, who had evidently been on the look-out for his chance; “no more do we want pretty Sarah’s washerwoman; do we, you chaps?” Tom, Dick and Harry It was like a caricature of a washerwoman, and someone said, "What mimics they are!" The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told My clothes were too tight in some places, while in others I rocked about as loose as a washerwoman's arm in her scrubbing tub. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV It was cold and clammy, the finger-tips wrinkled like a washerwoman's, and at sight of her face his self-control deserted him, so that he dared not risk speech. The Great Amulet But, after all, Peggy had more to give than receive; for by some means the poor washerwoman did not seem possessed of the "gift of gab." Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems “I never knew such a kid as you,” retorted Langrish; “you seem to fancy nobody can think of anything but you and your washerwoman.” Tom, Dick and Harry Among the searchers was a poor washerwoman, who, seeing the glitter of a ring on the finger of one of the corpses, turned it over, and cried, "Ah! my prince!" Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. All the washerwomen of the village assemble, three days in the week, beneath our terrace, and a merrier set of grisettes is not to be found in the neighbourhood of Paris. Recollections of Europe The washerwoman absolutely froths like her own tub; and you never dream of asking her "how she is off for soap?" Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 "Yours?—and why have you brought a washerwoman into the house in my absence, and without my permission?" Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems The Widow Mulligan is a cheerful washerwoman who lives in Mulligan Alley in Shantytown, surrounded by her ten little Mulligans, to say nothing of the goat, Shamus O'Brien. The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays And you think you'll really take him, aunt, and pay his washerwoman's bills for him? Can You Forgive Her? A wig has fed me two days; the trimming of a waistcoat as long; a pair of velvet breeches paid my washerwoman, and a ruffled shirt has found me in shaving. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 During the twelfth century a washerwoman was called "Lavender," in the North of England. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Dilly Danforth, the poor washerwoman, had seen better days; but the drunken dissipation of a husband, who was now in his grave, had reduced her to abject, despairing poverty. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems He took out his pocket-handkerchief, slowly unfolded it from the shape in which it came from the washerwoman's, and awaited the interrogation. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) But a great intimacy was thereby produced, and the widow seemed to have laid aside altogether that prejudice of hers with reference to the washerwoman. Can You Forgive Her? He is the protégé at present of his washerwoman, and can say, with some governments, that his debts are impartially distributed. Bohemian Days Three American Tales As for my linen, I will only say that the washerwomen have struck work, as they have no fuel. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris He pulled his wrapper up yet closer about his head, when he discovered the washerwoman, and shambled across the clean-swept floor, his heelless slippers going clip-clap after him, as he stalked along. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems Molly Strawn, the washerwoman's daughter, got more flowers than any one last year. Homeburg Memories "But how do you know, aunt, that Captain Bellfield hasn't paid his washerwoman?" Can You Forgive Her? You are insulted, my lord count!" cried Madame Francine; "an alliance with a poor washerwoman would shame your great kin. Bohemian Days Three American Tales He paused to scowl over the shanties of his immediate neighbors and at the industrious washerwoman up the dock. The Henchman "No, only nice pies mother gave me leave to take to Aunt Dilly Danforth, the poor washerwoman," returned the little miss, again smoothing the napkin and adjusting the basket in a new position. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems The letter is a wretched production, full of personalities only fit for an angry washerwoman, and of rancour without point. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series On the morning of the picnic Mr Cheesacre came down to Montpelier Parade with Captain Bellfield, whose linen on that occasion certainly gave no outward sign of any quarrel between him and his washerwoman. Can You Forgive Her? "No washerwoman's filthy hand shall e'er, Sweet pocket-handkerchef, thy worth profane, For thou hast touched the rubies of my fair, And I will kiss thee o'er and o'er again." History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Aside from house servants and washerwomen, many of the women are seamstresses and readily find employment in white families. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro It is much easier to get interested in art doilies for Hottentots than it is to be simply human to the washerwoman at home. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals "I must," she said, "have the same religion as my washerwoman, and Father Tyrrell's is not the religion for my washerwoman." Gilbert Keith Chesterton He was still behindhand with his poor washerwoman—owed for boarding, clothes, hats, boots, and a dozen other matters—and was, in consequence, a good deal harassed with duns. Choice Readings for the Home Circle Nevertheless, sir, the man must have a shirt, the man must have a washerwoman, Think you that that shirt returning from the tub, never wants one, two—three buttons? History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Brutus took advantage of his opportunity to creep over to another woman, who also petted him, and who the boys afterwards learned was his aunt, a washerwoman of the town. The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight A banker's son may climb to the governor's mansion, or the White House, but so may the washerwoman's. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict Indeed, the houses were not such as washerwomen could afford to live in. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' "But look, will you?" said Schaunard, opening his bundle, "these are not hairs, they are shirts, and I am taking them to my washerwoman, who lives next door to the money changer's twenty steps off." Bohemians of the Latin Quarter I know of a London washerwoman by trade who makes vastly more money by falling into trances than by her legitimate calling, to which she adds the letting of lodgings. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 The appearance is that of a wash-house, except that all the assistants are men, and not washerwomen; there is plenty of water everywhere, and the floor is well drained to allow of its running off. Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 No vulgar washerwomen are these with corrugated hands at reeking tubs, but such as painters and poets might celebrate. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 Scott says that Claverhouse spelled like a chambermaid; and Macaulay has compared the handwriting of the period to the handwriting of washerwomen. Claverhouse No one was by, and this is my washerwoman's mouth. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter Did you ever foot the floor with a black washerwoman of eighteen stun, dressed out in muslin the colour of orange marmalade, and white kid shoes?” We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys I remember myself the retreat of an unpaid washerwoman from the back premises of Crayshaw’s on one occasion, and the unmistakable terms in which she expressed her opinions. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys They had almost reached the town, in fact had passed some small houses, the dwelling-places of carriage proprietors and washerwomen, when a girl stepped out of a doorway some distance ahead of them. The Good Comrade The washerwomen kneeling by the brook bang the unfortunate clothes on the flat stones in rhythm with the tune, and beguile the time with the interminable song. Spanish Life in Town and Country You joke cheerfully with the stout washerwoman, and give her a shilling over-change, and insist upon her keeping it, and grow quite merry at the recollection of it. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons Mrs. Wood, indeed once hired a washerwoman, but she was not well treated, and would come no more. The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave Of course all rushed upstairs, and my old washerwoman was put to great expense in pipes and coffee. Letters from Egypt Moreover, a wig can, under no circumstances, be affecting, except in rare cases of illusion; and copious lawn-sleeves cannot be expected to go directly to any heart except a washerwoman's. Scenes of Clerical Life “I used to drive, but I can't go with you because the washerwoman is coming.” The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel The sky is made from certain bluish rags suspended from poles or from cords, as linen may be seen hung out to dry in any washerwoman's yard. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag "And do you remember the time I saved you from jail by giving the Sheriff my new spring overcoat to pay a washerwoman's bill of six months' standing?" Arms and the Woman I went yesterday to deposit my cooking things and boat furniture at my washerwoman’s house. Letters from Egypt Her fashionable dress, cape and hat won her the respect of her aunt, who no longer dared to offer her work as a washerwoman, considering her present position far above it. The Awakening The Resurrection Poor Mrs. Cameron had long given him up, only asking as a favor that he would not disgrace his family by marrying the washerwoman's daughter. Tempest and Sunshine The priest made inquiries, and learnt that the deceased had acted as washerwoman and followed the regiment. Greek and Roman Ghost Stories The washerwoman, at the tubs on the kitchen porch, and Maggie were the only ones to see poor Beth. A Little Florida Lady My old washerwoman sent me a fervent entreaty through Omar that I would dine with her one day, since I had made Cairo delightful with my presence. Letters from Egypt In this day's agricultural and horticultural walk I fell in with the nymphs of the gardens; or, in other words, the washerwomen of Mourzuk. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government She was the daughter of a washerwoman and a greengrocer, and heredity had triumphantly asserted itself. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton The clerks at the barriers were ordered to search barrels, washerwomen's carts, baskets, and, as the cemeteries were outside the walls, to look carefully into all the hearses that carried the dead to them. The House of the Combrays It is a miserable living a washerwoman would make out of them. In the Roaring Fifties He was a merry lad in his day, but he wouldn't have intrigued with a washerwoman. The Romance of the Coast After no end of inquiries as to where a washerwoman could be got, we located one at the far end of the village. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories Unless her husband prospers rapidly she is accounted "shiftless" should she hire a washerwoman, while to "keep a girl" is extravagance, or a significant stride toward gentility. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) Chauvel to keep her, promised to pay her, and appealed to her pity, so that the washerwoman was touched. The House of the Combrays The device that enabled the washerwoman to deceive the police was known to a few of the diggers, but they kept the secret well. In the Roaring Fifties The chief surviving record of his sojourn in Sicily is an account from his washerwoman, "Mrs. De Lass," dated at Syracuse the 8th of March, 1809. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The next moment a terrific yell was uttered by our frantic washerwoman, as she sprang to her feet and rushed for the door, upsetting the bucket of dirty water in her meteor-like progress. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories I hear of a negro boy who absconded, and when he was found and being brought home, an old washerwoman watched him as he went up the street. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is On the 22d she made a bundle of her belongings, and taking the arm of the gendarme, left the washerwoman's house disguised as a peasant. The House of the Combrays And the bouncing washerwoman bore down upon him, and bombarded him out of the place with gusts of laughter. In the Roaring Fifties All our tradespeople, for instance, milkman, breadman, wine merchant, and the rest, yes, even the shrewd old washerwoman, and the concierge, and our little lively servant were in a glow of sympathy and admiration. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II The laundress is just a washerwoman, so far as I know. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm It was only the other day I came across our washerwoman and asked her how she and her husband got on together. Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow." As they passed the Sweet Gum Spring they saw Delphy, the washerwoman, standing in her doorway, quarrelling with her son-in-law, Moses, who was hoeing a small garden patch in the rear of an adjoining cabin. The Voice of the People Both young men spent that evening at the washerwoman's tent. In the Roaring Fifties Upon my word, I'd almost rather take Toots myself, than think of him with a washerwoman and nine children. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men I would wager ten to one, upon the mere proof in the picture, that the fishermen and the washerwomen in the foreground will be drenched within an hour. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 So she went, in the blazing sun, to the old washerwoman's house, climbed three flights of stairs, and found the boy in bed, flushed with worry for fear "Miss Eleanor" wasn't coming. The Vehement Flame Beside some stream we might espy black washerwomen beetling their washing. The Flower of the Chapdelaines With these, an army blanket thrown over my shoulders and pinned with a thorn, and my dress kilted up like a washerwoman's, I defied alike the liquid streets and the piercing wind. Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War Also her mother is our washerwoman, and influenced by Aunt Adeline. The Melting of Molly Also her mother is our washerwoman and influenced by Aunt Adeline. The Melting of Molly Artists, like washerwomen, cannot live on one another. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 She is weaver, knitter, spinner, tailor, cook, washerwoman, teacher, doctor, nurse. In the Days of Poor Richard The barbers, the nurses, cooks and washerwomen, the police column of the newspapers, comic stories and minstrels were the sources through which the white people gained their conception of the Negro. Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel Why, my washerwoman's daughter is teaching French at twenty-five cents a lesson, though she can no more speak it than a jackdaw. Bessie's Fortune A Novel The afflicted washerwoman, whose only daughter had just died, was not in the least consoled by the assurance that Melinda was perfectly happy, playing a harp in heaven. Memories and Anecdotes After we left there, we passed the place where Madame's washerwoman lives. The Little Colonel's Hero He would turn up his nose at it, or, at the best, use it as sand-dust to receipt his washerwoman’s bills with. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 11, 1841 Pure white are they, or of such a delicate flesh-tint, the fairy washerwoman might well be proud of her work. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy I might have my washerwoman come and help with the cooking. The Mystery of Mary Mam Hansen had tried many things in the course of her life, and everything had brought her gradually downward, from servant-girl to waitress, down past washerwoman to what she now was. Norse Tales and Sketches Now the washerwoman of the convent in which the nun lived had a daughter, who was very thick indeed with the sister of a friar, who was hand and glove with the said nun's confessor. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes This made it impossible for them to keep any servant save a little girl who washed the dishes, and consequently Grisell acted as cook, housekeeper, housemaid, washerwoman, laundress, dressmaker, and tailoress. 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